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leweylibrary's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I did enjoy it, but I know this is one that a lot of other people would probably find really boring and tedious. From the synopsis, I did think it was going to focus more on what happened after the Titanic, not everything single thing in excruciating detail leading up to it. Also be warned there's two sad dog-related parts 🥺 This really made me want to watch The Titanic 🤷♀️😅😂
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Grief, Classism, Death, and Sexism
Moderate: Animal death
abigailgrims's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, Adult/minor relationship, and Death of parent
oceanwriter's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
As someone who loves 20th Century history, I've read so little about the Titanic. This is possibly the first book I've read where the sinking was so heavily involved. It was a great place to start.
Shana Abé's writing is beautiful. She captured Madeline's voice wonderfully and I liked how the narration was set up with her addressing her son. It made the story feel so much more personal. It did take me a little while to get into it, but the book's second half picks up nicely.
The Titanic wasn't involved as much as I'd assumed and hoped. The focus is more on Madeleine and Jack's relationship which leads up to them boarding the ship. From there, the story takes on a lot of emotions and tragedy. Though it was devastating reading through the shipwreck, this was my favorite part of the book and the slow beginning ended up adding so much to this portion of the story.
Shana Abé's writing is beautiful. She captured Madeline's voice wonderfully and I liked how the narration was set up with her addressing her son. It made the story feel so much more personal. It did take me a little while to get into it, but the book's second half picks up nicely.
The Titanic wasn't involved as much as I'd assumed and hoped. The focus is more on Madeleine and Jack's relationship which leads up to them boarding the ship. From there, the story takes on a lot of emotions and tragedy. Though it was devastating reading through the shipwreck, this was my favorite part of the book and the slow beginning ended up adding so much to this portion of the story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Death of parent and Animal death
waytoomanybooks's review against another edition
I DNF-ed this book because of the normalization of the narrator's relationship with an adult man, which began when she was still a minor. I would've been more willing to read this fictionalized retelling of these true events if this relationship was shown in a bad light, but everyone--friends and family included--were in full support. And not once did the narrator say anything negative about his advances nor about their eventual marriage. I mean, her step-son was her exact age for goodness' sake. I couldn't stomach it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia
julianalo's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Adult/minor relationship
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